Business Personal Property

Business personal property must be listed for tax purposes on an annual basis. Business
personal property includes, but is not limited to, supplies, machinery, equipment,
computers, furniture, fixtures, leasehold improvements, airplanes and farm machinery.
Any income producing property is considered by North Carolina General Statutes as
business personal property.

All business personal property that is subject to taxation must be listed within
the time period of January 1 through January 31. View/print complete listing instructions. The Board of County
Commissioners has the authority to extend the listing period. Traditionally, they
have extended the period to February 15. Listing extensions for business personal
property may be requested in writing prior to the close of the regular listing period.
Obtain an Extension Request Form.
This request must be for a good cause and cannot be extended beyond April 15. Failure
to list within the required period will result in a penalty of 10% of the total
tax levied.

If you have listed with us in a previous year and have an active account, a listing
form will automatically be mailed to you at the address of record as of January
1. If you do not receive a listing form and you have property which is required
to be listed, it is your responsibility to obtain a listing form by contacting the
Business Personal Property Section during regular office hours.

Those who own income producing farm equipment are required to list with the Business
Personal Property Section.

Forsyth County business licenses may be obtained from the Tax Collector's Office
during regular office hours.